Exhibit 23.2





CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in this  Amendment  No. 1 to this
Registration  Statement of Seneca Foods  Corporation  on Form S-3 of our reports
dated May 21,  2003,  appearing in and  incorporated  by reference in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Seneca  Foods  Corporation  for the year ended  March 31,
2004 and to the reference to us under the heading  "Experts" in the  Prospectus,
which is part of this Registration Statement.


/s/Deloitte & Touche LLP


Rochester, New York
August 31, 2004